Alternative Investment Fund
Key Facts
Abbreviation
AIF
Pronunciation
/ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fənd/
Category
Business
Related Field
Investments
Examples in Context
- The European Commission has been hammering out the details of its alternative investment fund managers directive since April 2009.
- Instead, political hurdles seem to be coming from Europe, amid fears that the forthcoming Alternative Investment Fund(AIF) Managers directive could make it difficult for European Union investors to make use of private equity funds based outside the 27-member bloc.
- The warnings come as hedge funds step up their campaign against the draft directive on alternative investment fund managers, which was modified at the last minute to require the European Commission to set a limit on borrowing.
- Some argue that this will give US alternative investment fund managers an advantage over their European competitors and that London will lose out.
- The Singapore agency is expected to hold some of the shares through its seatown alternative investment subsidiary and its Fullerton fund management arm.
Other meanings of AIF
Application Information File
Computing
Audio Interchange Format File sound
Computing
Acceptance Insurance Companies, Inc.
Business
Audio Interchange Format
Internet
Australian Imperial Forces
Regional